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l Patented June 7,1898.

Tammo.. wAsHxNn'roN u c STATES PATENT EEIcE,`

WILHELM e. vDANIELsEN AND WILLIAM MERRILL, oE RICHMOND, UTAH; sAIDMERRILL AssIeNoR To sAID DANIELsEN.- i

SULKYv-PLOVV.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 605,085, dated June 7,1898.

. Application iiled May 6, 1897. Serial No. 635,383. (No model.)

T all whom it may concern,.- i

- sEN and WILLIAM MERRILL, citizens of the tion will appear inthelcourseof the sub' United States, residing at Richmond, in the county ofCacheand State of Utah, have invented a new and useful Sulky-Plow, ofwhich the following isa specification.

This invention relates to sulky-plows, and has for its object to providea light and durable plow-'frame of novel construction mount- =ed upon.the carrying-wheels, which are independently adjustable up and down'foradapting the plow to hillside work.

Another aim of the invention is to provide means for counteracting thelateral pressure of the landside and easing the draft of the plow; also,to provide a combined brake and scraper operated by means of "afoot-lever under control of the driver.

Other objects and advantages of the invenjoined description.

The invention consists in an improved sulky-plow embodying certain novelfeatures and details `of construction and arrangement of parts, ashereinafter fully described, illustrated in the drawings, Tandincorporated in the claims. n

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of asulky-plow constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. l2is a detail` horizontal section of the same. Figgvl-.is a 'detailvertical cross-section showing Ythe plowshare, itsfstandard, thetrailing whfeehand adjacent parte'.4 Fig. 4 is a detail perspective'view showingA the footlever, aipo'rtion of the scraper, andthe interlposed connection; Fig. 5 is a detailY plan' View of the axle on whichthe trailing wheel is journaled.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in theseveral figures of the drawings.v I

Referring to the drawings, lpdesignates the plow-beam, which is composedof spaced channel-beams 2, having their webs arranged nearest each otherand their flanges extending in opposite directions. These channel-,beamsare securely bolted together at theirbfront and rear ehds and atintermediate points, if desired, andupon one.si"de ofzthe'y beam thusone 'sidcmof the"fr'ame with a forwardly-extending crank-arm 6, uponwhich one of the wheels is `journaled, and the rear section of the axleis provided upon the opposite side of the frame with arearwardly-extending crankarm '7, on which the other carrying-wheel isjournaled. A thumb latch-lever 8 is rigidly secured to the rear sectionof the axle inside ofthe crank-arm 7 and engages with a toothed segment8, wherebythe wheel on that side may be raised or lowered for thepurpose of elevating or'lowering that side of the plowframe. The otheror front section of the axle is provided inside of the crank-arm 6 witha rigid crank 9, from which a link 10 extends rearward and connectspivotally with another thumb latch-lever 11, engaginga toothed segment12, secured to the plow-beam near its rear end. By means of thelast-named thumb latch-lever the wheel on that side ofthe ma chine maybe raised or lowered, or, rather, the

frame at that sidemay be elevated or depressed, the object beingtoenable'the plowframe to be maintained in a level position while beingoperated on a hillside. t 13 designates the plow-standard, which issecured at its upper end between therear ends of the channel-beams 2 andwhich has the plowshare 14 rigidly attached to its lower end.

15 denotes a wheel arranged in rear of the plow and having a beveled rimor periphery 1G. This Wheel is j ournaled upon an'inclined axle 17,onthe rear end of Van arm 18, which extends forward and is bent to passinvadvance of said wheel, where it is secured atits foiwardcnd betweenclamping-bloclis19, secured to the outer side 'of thestandard by meansof a U-shaped clip 20, surrounding said blocks and having its L endsinserted IOO through openings in the standard and secured upon theopposite side by nuts. The arm 18 is also connected with the moldboardof the plow by means of a brace 21, having a U- shaped clip 22 embracingsaid arm. The axle 17 passes through the wheel 15, and the latter isheld in place by means of a Cotter-pin 23, passing through the axle. Tothe inner side of the wheel 15 is secured a cap 2i, which fits over theend of the axle and is provided with a circumferential fiange 25,perforated to receive fasteners, such as screws, by means of which thecap is secured to the wheel. The interior of the cap -t is sufficient-lylarge to permit the turning of the eotter-pin without interference, andalso forms an oil-cup, in which a supply of oil may be placed forlubricating the axle. lVhen the side pressure is applied to the wheel15in the operation of the plow, the end of the axle 17 bears against theinside of the cap 2l, thus affording a minimum amount of resistance.

26 designates a rearwardly-projeeti ng arm which is secured at itsforward end to the rear end of the plow-beam and extends over the wheel15. Pivotally connected to the rear end of said arm is a depending bar27, constituting a combined brake and scraper, the same bearing at itslower end againt the beveled rim or periphery of the wheel 15 and havingits lower end or shoe portion bent into L shape, so as to embrace theinside edge of said wheel. From an intermediate point on the bar 27 alink or rod 28 extends forward and connects to a short crank-arm 2f) ona transverse rock-shaft 30, j ournaled on the plow-beam, and having atits inner end a footlevcr 3l, arranged within reach of the drivers footwhile sitting 011 the machine. The driver by placing his foot upon thelever 31 may thus press the combined brake and scraper against the wheell5 with any desired force.

By means of the construction above described a very simple, cheap, andlight sullcyplow frame is obtained, and the same may be alwaysmaintained in a level position by means of the provision made foradjusting the carrying-wheels up or down. The wheel 15 by reason of itsinclined position counteracts the tendency of the landside to pressinward, and thereby greatly eases the draft of the plow.

It will be understood that the construction described is susceptible ofchanges in the form,proportion, and minor details, which may accordinglybe resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. In asulky-plow, the combination with the plow-frame and its carrying-wheels,of the plow-standard connected rigidly thereto, the plow attachedrigidly to said standard, a wheel arranged in rear of said plow andmounted upon an inclined axle, and a hollow cap secured to said wheeland inclosing the end of said axle, said eap being arranged to bearagainst the end of the axle for taking the lateral thrust on said wheel,and also constituting an oilcup, substantially as described.

2. In a sulky-plow, the combination with a share-carrying standard, of apresser-wheel having a beveled rim, an inclined angular hanger arrangedto extend in front of the presser-wheel and provided at its rearextremity with a transverse inclined axle on which the presser-wheel ismounted, and a clamp attached to the standard and engaging with thefront part of the hanger to hold the latter rigidly on the standard,substantially as described.

3. In a sulky-plow, the combination with a frame and a plowshare, of ahanger attached to the frame and provided with a transverse axle, aninclined landside pressure -wheel journaled on the axle of said hanger,a supporting-arm attached to the frame and extending rearwardlytherefrom over the landside pressure-wheel, a scraper hung on thesupporting-arm, a treadle-shaft journaled on the plow-frame and providedwith a crankarm, and a pitman connected to the crankarm of saidtreadle-shaft and .to the scraper, for the purpose described,substantially as set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have heretoallixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

`\VILIIELM G. DANIELSEN. lVILLIAM MERRILL.

IVitnesses:

M. W. MERRILL, Jr., F. A. Bain.

